Predeceased by his wife, Mariella, in 55 years of marriage, Bill Lehfeldt died at Ingleside Presbyterian Retirement Home in Rockville, MD on July 14, 2014 after a brief illness.
Born to William and Edna (Eiker) Lehfeldt in Livingston, CA, Bill joined the 94th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army in 1943 in Company L of the 376 Infantry Regiment, where he experienced the Battle of the Bulge, first in the St. Nazaire area, then the Saar-Moselle (Luxembourg) for the rest of the war, ending up in Czechoslovakia, in the Third Army.
He entered the University of the Pacific in 1946, transferring to Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, graduating in 1950. First job was diplomatic courier for the U.S. Department of State, before being sworn in as a Foreign Service Officer, with his first posting to Kabul, Afghanistan in 1952 through 1955. Vice consul to Bilbao, Spain, 1955- 57. Attended economic studies courses at Harvard University (1957). Posted at the U.S. Department of State 1958-1961 to the South Asian Affairs desk, his concerns being Sri Lanka (then Ceylon), India, Pakistan and then Afghanistan. Served as Economic/Petroleum Officer in Buenos Aires, Argentina (1961-1962) and then opened and maintained a consulate in Cordoba, Argentina from 1962- 1964. Returned to D.C. to work on Latin American personnel assignments for the State Department. Posted to Naples, Italy as deputy principal officer, 1966-1969, followed by a posting as Economics Advisor at the American Embassy in Tehran, Iran until 1973. Then his last posting was as Consul General to Barcelona, Spain. Retired from the Foreign Service in 1975 where he joined G.E. as a vice president for the region in Tehran, Iran until the Iranian Revolution after which he and his family returned to D.C. in 1979, still working for G.E. until retiring for the second time in 1986. He then served as director of Diplomatic and Consular Officer (DACOR), an organization of foreign affairs professionals, located at Bacon House, 1801 F Street, NW, for several years.
He leaves behind four children, Christopher W. (Rochester, NY), Andrew T. (Gaithersburg, MD), Matthew D. (Steamboat Springs, CO) and Lisa Anne Lehfeldt-Craig (spouse, Donnie) (Gaithersburg, MD) and four grandchildren. Contributions may be made in his honor to the Diplomatic and Consular Officer (DACOR) Education Fund (1801 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006 or to the Ingleside Resident Supporting Fund, Westminster Ingleside Foundation, 5121 Broad Branch Road, NW, Washington, DC 20008.
Born to William and Edna (Eiker) Lehfeldt in Livingston, CA, Bill joined the 94th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army in 1943 in Company L of the 376 Infantry Regiment, where he experienced the Battle of the Bulge, first in the St. Nazaire area, then the Saar-Moselle (Luxembourg) for the rest of the war, ending up in Czechoslovakia, in the Third Army.
He entered the University of the Pacific in 1946, transferring to Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, graduating in 1950. First job was diplomatic courier for the U.S. Department of State, before being sworn in as a Foreign Service Officer, with his first posting to Kabul, Afghanistan in 1952 through 1955. Vice consul to Bilbao, Spain, 1955- 57. Attended economic studies courses at Harvard University (1957). Posted at the U.S. Department of State 1958-1961 to the South Asian Affairs desk, his concerns being Sri Lanka (then Ceylon), India, Pakistan and then Afghanistan. Served as Economic/Petroleum Officer in Buenos Aires, Argentina (1961-1962) and then opened and maintained a consulate in Cordoba, Argentina from 1962- 1964. Returned to D.C. to work on Latin American personnel assignments for the State Department. Posted to Naples, Italy as deputy principal officer, 1966-1969, followed by a posting as Economics Advisor at the American Embassy in Tehran, Iran until 1973. Then his last posting was as Consul General to Barcelona, Spain. Retired from the Foreign Service in 1975 where he joined G.E. as a vice president for the region in Tehran, Iran until the Iranian Revolution after which he and his family returned to D.C. in 1979, still working for G.E. until retiring for the second time in 1986. He then served as director of Diplomatic and Consular Officer (DACOR), an organization of foreign affairs professionals, located at Bacon House, 1801 F Street, NW, for several years.
He leaves behind four children, Christopher W. (Rochester, NY), Andrew T. (Gaithersburg, MD), Matthew D. (Steamboat Springs, CO) and Lisa Anne Lehfeldt-Craig (spouse, Donnie) (Gaithersburg, MD) and four grandchildren. Contributions may be made in his honor to the Diplomatic and Consular Officer (DACOR) Education Fund (1801 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006 or to the Ingleside Resident Supporting Fund, Westminster Ingleside Foundation, 5121 Broad Branch Road, NW, Washington, DC 20008.
Predeceased by his wife, Mariella, in 55 years of marriage, Bill Lehfeldt died at Ingleside Presbyterian Retirement Home in Rockville, MD on July 14, 2014 after a brief illness.
Born to William and Edna (Eiker) Lehfeldt in Livingston, CA, Bill joined the 94th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army in 1943 in Company L of the 376 Infantry Regiment, where he experienced the Battle of the Bulge, first in the St. Nazaire area, then the Saar-Moselle (Luxembourg) for the rest of the war, ending up in Czechoslovakia, in the Third Army.
He entered the University of the Pacific in 1946, transferring to Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, graduating in 1950. First job was diplomatic courier for the U.S. Department of State, before being sworn in as a Foreign Service Officer, with his first posting to Kabul, Afghanistan in 1952 through 1955. Vice consul to Bilbao, Spain, 1955- 57. Attended economic studies courses at Harvard University (1957). Posted at the U.S. Department of State 1958-1961 to the South Asian Affairs desk, his concerns being Sri Lanka (then Ceylon), India, Pakistan and then Afghanistan. Served as Economic/Petroleum Officer in Buenos Aires, Argentina (1961-1962) and then opened and maintained a consulate in Cordoba, Argentina from 1962- 1964. Returned to D.C. to work on Latin American personnel assignments for the State Department. Posted to Naples, Italy as deputy principal officer, 1966-1969, followed by a posting as Economics Advisor at the American Embassy in Tehran, Iran until 1973. Then his last posting was as Consul General to Barcelona, Spain. Retired from the Foreign Service in 1975 where he joined G.E. as a vice president for the region in Tehran, Iran until the Iranian Revolution after which he and his family returned to D.C. in 1979, still working for G.E. until retiring for the second time in 1986. He then served as director of Diplomatic and Consular Officer (DACOR), an organization of foreign affairs professionals, located at Bacon House, 1801 F Street, NW, for several years.
He leaves behind four children, Christopher W. (Rochester, NY), Andrew T. (Gaithersburg, MD), Matthew D. (Steamboat Springs, CO) and Lisa Anne Lehfeldt-Craig (spouse, Donnie) (Gaithersburg, MD) and four grandchildren. Contributions may be made in his honor to the Diplomatic and Consular Officer (DACOR) Education Fund (1801 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006 or to the Ingleside Resident Supporting Fund, Westminster Ingleside Foundation, 5121 Broad Branch Road, NW, Washington, DC 20008.
Born to William and Edna (Eiker) Lehfeldt in Livingston, CA, Bill joined the 94th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army in 1943 in Company L of the 376 Infantry Regiment, where he experienced the Battle of the Bulge, first in the St. Nazaire area, then the Saar-Moselle (Luxembourg) for the rest of the war, ending up in Czechoslovakia, in the Third Army.
He entered the University of the Pacific in 1946, transferring to Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, graduating in 1950. First job was diplomatic courier for the U.S. Department of State, before being sworn in as a Foreign Service Officer, with his first posting to Kabul, Afghanistan in 1952 through 1955. Vice consul to Bilbao, Spain, 1955- 57. Attended economic studies courses at Harvard University (1957). Posted at the U.S. Department of State 1958-1961 to the South Asian Affairs desk, his concerns being Sri Lanka (then Ceylon), India, Pakistan and then Afghanistan. Served as Economic/Petroleum Officer in Buenos Aires, Argentina (1961-1962) and then opened and maintained a consulate in Cordoba, Argentina from 1962- 1964. Returned to D.C. to work on Latin American personnel assignments for the State Department. Posted to Naples, Italy as deputy principal officer, 1966-1969, followed by a posting as Economics Advisor at the American Embassy in Tehran, Iran until 1973. Then his last posting was as Consul General to Barcelona, Spain. Retired from the Foreign Service in 1975 where he joined G.E. as a vice president for the region in Tehran, Iran until the Iranian Revolution after which he and his family returned to D.C. in 1979, still working for G.E. until retiring for the second time in 1986. He then served as director of Diplomatic and Consular Officer (DACOR), an organization of foreign affairs professionals, located at Bacon House, 1801 F Street, NW, for several years.
He leaves behind four children, Christopher W. (Rochester, NY), Andrew T. (Gaithersburg, MD), Matthew D. (Steamboat Springs, CO) and Lisa Anne Lehfeldt-Craig (spouse, Donnie) (Gaithersburg, MD) and four grandchildren. Contributions may be made in his honor to the Diplomatic and Consular Officer (DACOR) Education Fund (1801 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006 or to the Ingleside Resident Supporting Fund, Westminster Ingleside Foundation, 5121 Broad Branch Road, NW, Washington, DC 20008.
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